Lid-rack



H. I. STEVENS.

LID RACK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I4. 1920.

1,359, 1 2.55,l v Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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ATTORNEY Cil UNITED sTArps PATENT oFFicE.

HARRY J. sTEvENs, or OAKLAND, cAnrromarA.V

` LID-RACK.

' y Appncation fired April 14,

To @ZZ wao/m, it may concern.' y

Be it lrnown that I, HARRY J. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lid-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rack and particularly pertains to a device of. that character adapted for receivinglids, books and other articles. It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a rack which may be inexpensively manufactured and which when produced will form a compartment lwithin which articles may be stored and from which these articles may be easily withdrawn. This is true when the rack is used to receive lids of different diameters, as it is an object of this invention to provide'a rack which will hold lids of different diameters in spaced relation to each other so that they may be separately removed in an easy manner, at the same time be litted with means to prevent it from rattling against the wall.

The present invention contemplates the use of a wire framey of triangular shape, upon which other wires are fastened and around which they are wrapped to form a rack having a substantially triangular opening in the front face thereof to permit easy access to the various articles therein, the main frame being fitted with loop members which extend rearwardly and rest against the wall to hold the main frame in a spaced relation to the wall while it is hung upon a central top hanging loop. Y

The invention is illustrated by way of example, in the accompanying drawings, in which: l

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the complete rack.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation, showing the rack and further indicating a plurality of lids disposed therein.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a triangular back frame. This frame comprises a horizontal length of wire 11, the ends of which bend downwardly and inwardly to form two side lengths of wire 12 and 13. These wires are secured to a lower cross wire 14 thereby forming a substantially triangular back frame. The cross wire 14 is bent forwardly at points near its juncture with the wires 12 and 13. These parts are indicated at 16 and 17 and are Specicationcf Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 16

a binding wire 24. This-wire 'tangle and extends horizontally embracing and will thus 1920. serial N0.'a73,s31.

shown as extending horizontally avdistance representing the depth of the lid rack. These wires are then bent upwardly and inwardly at a singlevertical plane 'and'then passed vertically in spaced parallel relation to each other as indicated at 18 and 19, after which the wires are bent in' opposite directions from each other so that portions 20 and 21 will extend parallel to the back Wire 11 and in substantially the same horizontal plane therewith. The ends of the lengths of wire 20 and 21 are then bent rearwardly ,and are caused to engage the side wires 12 and 13 of the back frame. A vertically reinforcing wire 22 extends from the wire 11l to the wire 14 and is lirmly secured to both of these wires.'V This reinforcing wire also extends forwardly as indicated at 23 and then upwardly'in thesame vertical plane as the lengths of wire 18 and 19. The upper terminating end of the wire 23 is secured to the wires 12, 13, 18 and 19. The ends of the wire 24'are secured to the vertical reinforcing wire 22 whilethe wire lis further fastened by being soldered at its intersection with the wires 12, 13, 18 and 19. In order that the rack may be suspended from a hook or pin upon the wall an'eye 25 is bent inthe vertical member 22 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This eye has a V-shaped opening through which the pin may extend and by which the pin will be engaged to act to limit the swinging movement of the rack. The horizontal wire 11 is formed with outwardly extending loops 26. These loops extend horizontally and occur at points near the upper corners of the back frame. By this means the'rack may be supported from the surface ofa wall prevent rattling of the rack and its contents. It will further be observed that the lengths of wire 18, 19 and the intervening portion ofl wire 24 form an opening in the front of the rack which will permit the lids to be readily reached and removed. It will also be evident that by this arrangement of the rack in a substantially inverted triangular form pot lidsvarying in diameter may be supported and rendered accessible as shown in Fig. 2.

It will thus be seen that the device here disclosed may be readily made from Wire in a simple manner and that the rack will conveniently accommodate lid racks of various the points of Y position lof n wire',

secured to the lowerV vtheuvfrontframe and having asuspending inverted position and `formed of diameters at the same time supporting` the rack so that it will not rattle whenheld against the wall.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood thatvarious changes in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled vin theart withoutdeparting from'the spirit of thejinvention as claimed.;

Hav-ing thus described my invention, what Iclaimanddesire tosecure by Letters Patent is: f

Y ,1, A rack comprising a substantially triangularimainframedisposed in an inverted and formedof a continuous piece aV front frame member formed of a continuous its opposite ends to the upper corners of lthe main frame, and extending outwardly,

loop formed near the upper end of its vertical rear portions, and aplurality ofhorizontal stay members secured to said Vertical stay and to the side stays of the main frame, thence; bent outwardly and horizontally to engage the sides ofthe front frame and complete the formation ofthe rack basket.

2; A rack comprising a substantially triangular-shapedf-main frame disposed in an a continuouspiece of wire, a front frame member formedrof: acontinuouspieceof wire, and secured 'byr its lopposite ends to the upper corners ofthe main frameand extending outwardly and then downwardly to form a Aloop open panelv n the frontv of -A the` rack.

piece of wire and secured by a stay wire secured to the upper crossmem ber of the mainframe and extending downwardly lthrough the center thereof to be wrapped around the lower cross-member of said frame and carried outwardly and upwardly to be secured by its terminating ends to the lower cross-member of the loop of the front frame and a plurality of stay members secured to said Vertical stay and wrapped around the side stays of the main frame and then led outwardly and inwardly to` engage the sides of the front frame and complete the formation of the rack basket, and loop` members formed by the terminatingr ends of the wire forming the front frame member and adapted to space the main frame from 'the supporting structure.

3.V A rack comprising a substantially triangular-shaped main frame disposed in an inverted position and formed of a continuous piece of wire, a front frame member formedV of a continuous piece of wire and secured by its opposite ends'to thenpprer corners of the main frame and extending outwardly andthen downwardly to form a loop open panel in the front of the rack,- a stay wire secured to the upper cross-member of the main frame and extending downwardly through the center thereof to be Ywrapped around thelower cross-member of said frame and carried outwardly and upwardly to be secured by its terminating ends to the lower cross member of the loop of the front frame, and a plurality of stayl members secured to said vertical stay and wrapped around the side stays of the main frame and then led outwardly and inwardly to. engage lthe sides of the front frame and complete the formation of the rack basket, and loop'members formed by the terminating ends of thewire forming the front frame member and adapted to space the*V main frame from the supportingstructure and a supporting loop formed the upper terminating,T end of the central stay wire.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set m hand.

y HARRY J. STEVENS. 

